PLO

English translation: Patient Liaison Officer (PLO)

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German term or phrase:PLO
English translation:Patient Liaison Officer (PLO)
Entered by: Barbara L Pavlik

08:40 Jan 20, 2023
German to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general) / Stroke
German term or phrase: PLO
"CA Visite Abschlussgespräch, zuvor auch mit PLO"

In an entry from a record of a stroke victim's hospital stay. Presumably, PLO is some sort of job title...
Barbara L Pavlik
United States
Local time: 20:18
Patient Liaison Officer (PLO)
Explanation:
See the job description below. Both the US military in Germany and the private sector in general employ such individuals. The English abbreviation may have been used directly here.
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Dr. Christopher Kronen
United States
Local time: 17:18
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Summary of answers provided
3Pneumologie Oberarzt - Respiratory consultant
Stuart and Aida Nelson
3Patient Liaison Officer (PLO)
Dr. Christopher Kronen


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52 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Pneumologie Oberarzt - Respiratory consultant


Explanation:

Pneumologie

Zerebrale Luftembolie

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27931064/

Respiratory consultant, pulmologist

https://www.topdoctors.co.uk/doctor/pulmonology-respiratory-...

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Note added at 53 mins (2023-01-20 09:33:39 GMT)
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upps, pulmonologist.

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Note added at 1 day 2 hrs (2023-01-21 11:30:37 GMT)
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ist als Internist und Pneumologe Oberarzt des Zentralen Intensivbereichs

https://www.aekbv.de/images/stories/maea/MaeA_2012_14.pdf

Stuart and Aida Nelson
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:18
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 31

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neutral  philgoddard: Maybe, but it seems an odd way to abbreviate the word, and I don't understand how your first reference fits in.
4 hrs
  -> Yes the abbreviation could be odd but that was my educated guess :) also because Barbara's other question mentions 'zerebraler Arterien and Hirninfarkt' which could also involve an expert in pulmonology, hence the first reference.
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1 day 8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Patient Liaison Officer (PLO)


Explanation:
See the job description below. Both the US military in Germany and the private sector in general employ such individuals. The English abbreviation may have been used directly here.


    Reference: http://www.indeed.com/career-advice/finding-a-job/how-to-bec...
Dr. Christopher Kronen
United States
Local time: 17:18
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 153
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